I picked this up yesterday. Not sure what grade it is as I'm fairly new. Would love some help with that. I know it's nice and it caught my eye. I also would like to get a recommendation on what to do with it. I've read enough to be confused about cleaning it. I usually will use Renaissance wax on some Blued guns I've pick up in the pass. It preventance rust very well. I'm tempted to do the same with this. Would that be ill advised? Finally, I have a nice light box for taking pictures of larger items and am struggling with these coins. Are these pictures descent?

Thank you in advance. Feedback is welcome. I know I piled a couple of subjects together.

That seems to be about an AU55RB, slight rub on cheek and lower bust. I wouldn't use any gun stuff on copper coins, too much chemicals may cause discoloration, and give us a Details, cleaned grade which lowers value. If anything, use a product called Verdi-Care, that will help prepare and keep surfaces more natural.

Adam_E, I have done some research since you have informed me about the Matte Proof Set and I wish I could take better pictures. The die chip to the right of the "M" is the hardest for me to pick up. Some time I can glimpse it at a certain angle with just the right light, but getting a picture of it is even harder. The two lines are present in front on Lincoln's nose however they are abbreviated in comparison to ones I seen in my research. The abbreviated lines are in the outer range apposed to being longer and closer to the nose. There is one that I can catch in picture if I hold my breath just right. It does also go through Lincoln's nose. This list below also appears to match my 1909 VDB.

* indicating hard to see with my loop.

OBV-3: Right side of the "N" of "IN GOD" is even or slightly thick, as opposed to thin which can be found on many business strikes.*OBV-4: "WE" is always the even type and NEVER is found having the high "W" of "WE".OBV-5: "R" of "TRUST" has a very large upper loop.REV-2: upper space of "E" of "E.PLUR" is filled.(Partially on mine)REV-3: upper inside left corner of the letter "N" is filled of "UNITED".*(Partially on mine)REV-4: V.D.B.........(a) left side of "V" curves slightly outward. (b) definite slant to the middle of "B". (c) first dot is high, second and third dots are even and lower than the first dot.

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